WoZoCo Amsterdam Homes, Osdorp Building, MVRDV Apartments, Netherlands Architecture, Architect
WoZoCo Amsterdam Osdorp Housing
Old Persons Housing Osdorp, Holland residential building design by MVRDV Architects, The Netherlands
post updated 28 April 2024
“WoZoCo” Housing for Elderly, Amsterdam
Date built: 1997
Architects: MVRDV
Location: northwest edge of city, towards airport
WoZoCo apartments
Address: Reimerswaalstraat 1, 1069 AE Osdorp-Midden, Amsterdam
This radical MVRDV housing is located on Ookmeerweg street in Amsterdam-Osdorp.
WoZoCo apartments photos © Adrian Welch, architect
Apartments for Elderly People – General images:
Colourful cantilevers on south facade of WoZoCo apartments, major cantilevers on the north facade:
Street level views of WoZoCo apartments:
Photos of the north facade ‘cantilevered boxes’
Views looking west and images of apartments east gable
This building was the first housing complex realized by MVRDV. The client, a large housing corporation, wanted 100 units for elderly people with a gallery-type circulation. The units however did not fit the site in an acceptable way, so MVRDV were invited to solve the problem. At the first meeting, a half joking solution whereby the houses that would not fit inside the gallery block were glued to the outer side of the volume drew attention. The client saw the potential and so MVRDV make it work.
source: WoZoCo by MVRDV Architects
Views looking west from east gable along apartments south facade
WoZoCo apartments Amsterdam-Osdorp – Building Information
Location: Amsterdam-Osdorp, The Netherlands
Year: 1997
Client: Het Oosten Housing Association, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Program: 7.500 m2, 100 apartments for eldery inhabitants
Budget: ca. EUR 4.5 million
More information on Amsterdam-Osdorp apartments built for Het Oosten Housing Association online soon
MVRDV – WoZoCo Amsterdam designers
Location: Reimerswaalstraat 1, 1069 AE Osdorp-Midden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, north western Europe
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